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Man is made to believe that his married daughter has borne a child. In reality it is a foundling. When the supposed mother dies her father is about to forfeit dowry, when the child's real parents claim him.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Substituted children. · view the constellation · filed as K1923.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under The false heir.

Filed beside it
Nurse exchanges children so that the preferred child will be assured of wealth Barren woman pretends to bear child. Substitutes another woman's child Woman pretends to be mother of child chosen to be king Midwife takes child and substitutes it for king's stillborn child Queen passes off girl-child as boy by having pandits say raja must not see his son for twelve years

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